Synonyms for
Macabre
Definition
grim, gruesome, or horrifying in a way that is often associated with death or the supernatural
Synonyms & similar words
Example sentences
- The macabre scene in the horror movie gave me nightmares.
- The artist's paintings were often inspired by macabre themes.
- The old cemetery had a macabre atmosphere that made me feel uneasy.
- The Halloween party had a macabre theme with decorations like fake skeletons and spiders.
- The detective was disturbed by the macabre details of the crime scene.
Quotes
'Death is the mother of beauty,' wrote Wallace Stevens in a poem, and if we were to imagine the most macabre, the most Gothic, the most horrific scene possible, we would have to imagine a scene of death, for death is the only thing that can lend such a scene any sense of beauty.' - Paul Auster
'The macabre is the very essence of good theatre.' - Antonin Artaud
'I'm always attracted to the more primitive aspects of storytelling, whether they be in literature or in music or in film. The more primitive they are, the more direct they are, the more macabre they are, the more honest they are.' - Nick Cave